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LGN attorneys step up to support MWL clothing drive

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LGN attorneys and staff were proud to again donate clothing, jewelry, handbags, and shoes to the Minnesota Women Lawyers (MWL) Clothing Drive in support of the Tubman Center and Dress for Success, which will provide them to low-income women seeking jobs.

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LGN attorneys and staff were proud to again donate clothing, jewelry, handbags, and shoes to the Minnesota Women Lawyers (MWL) Clothing Drive in support of the Tubman Center and Dress for Success, which will provide them to low-income women seeking jobs.

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Lockridge Grindal Nauen a strong presence at Minnesota Chiefs’ conference

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Lockridge Grindal Nauen was a proud sponsor of the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association’s (MCPA) Executive Training Institute & Law Enforcement Expo, which took place in Duluth April 22nd-25th.

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Lockridge Grindal Nauen was a proud sponsor of the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association’s (MCPA) Executive Training Institute & Law Enforcement Expo, which took place in Duluth April 22nd-25th.

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LGN employees raise more than $7,400 for Neighborhood House food drive

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LGN staff and attorneys raised more than $7,400 for the Neighborhood House food drive in March, a 15% increase over LGN’s donation last year.

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Rick Linsk introduces CLE panel on Hate Crimes Against Immigrants

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LGN attorney Rick Linsk recently helped plan and stage a CLE organized by the Federal Bar Association’s Diversity Committee. The CLE, Hate Crimes Against Immigrants: A Discussion, took place on April 24, 2018 at the Dar Al-Farooq Center in Bloomington, Minnesota, the site of a bombing in August 2017. Pictured are panelists Cynthia M. Deitle, programs and operations director for the Matthew Shepard Foundation and former FBI agent; Robin Phillips, executive director of The Advocates for Human Rights; Deepinder Singh Mayell, director of the James H. Binger Center for New Americans’ Education and Outreach Program at the University of Minnesota Law School; and Imam Asad Zaman, executive director and imam with the Muslim American Society of Minnesota, and Mr. Linsk, who introduced the panel to the audience.

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LGN attorney Rick Linsk recently helped plan and stage a CLE organized by the Federal Bar Association’s Diversity Committee. The CLE, Hate Crimes Against Immigrants: A Discussion, took place on April 24, 2018 at the Dar Al-Farooq Center in Bloomington, Minnesota, the site of a bombing in August 2017. Pictured are panelists Cynthia M. Deitle, programs and operations director for the Matthew Shepard Foundation and former FBI agent; Robin Phillips, executive director of The Advocates for Human Rights; Deepinder Singh Mayell, director of the James H. Binger Center for New Americans’ Education and Outreach Program at the University of Minnesota Law School; and Imam Asad Zaman, executive director and imam with the Muslim American Society of Minnesota, and Mr. Linsk, who introduced the panel to the audience.

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Brian Clark Serves on Drafting Team for Sedona Conference Publication

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Brian Clark was a member of the drafting team for the Sedona Conference’s recent publication, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 34(b)(2) Primer: Practice Pointers for Responding to Discovery Requests. The primer is a practical guide for practitioners and courts to address changes to Rule 34 that prohibit boilerplate objections and responses in discovery. View guide

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Brian Clark was a member of the drafting team for the Sedona Conference’s recent publication, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 34(b)(2) Primer: Practice Pointers for Responding to Discovery Requests. The primer is a practical guide for practitioners and courts to address changes to Rule 34 that prohibit boilerplate objections and responses in discovery. View guide

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LGN hosts Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Margaret Chutich

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Lockridge Grindal Nauen was pleased to host Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Margaret Chutich for a conversation with attorneys and staff on March 9, 2018.

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Lockridge Grindal Nauen was pleased to host Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Margaret Chutich for a conversation with attorneys and staff on March 9, 2018.

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Kristen Martilla examines class action tolling issues in ABA Antitrust Section newsletter

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Kristen Marttila, a partner in LGN’s Antitrust practice group, published an article examining the class-action tolling issues raised in China Agritech, Inc. v. Resh, currently pending before the Supreme Court. Her article, “The U.S. Supreme Court Takes on the Timeliness of Later-Filed Class Actions,” was published in the February edition of the ABA Antitrust Section’s Perspectives In Antitrust newsletter, published by the section’s Civil Practice and Procedure Committee.

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Kristen Marttila, a partner in LGN’s Antitrust practice group, published an article examining the class-action tolling issues raised in China Agritech, Inc. v. Resh, currently pending before the Supreme Court. Her article, “The U.S. Supreme Court Takes on the Timeliness of Later-Filed Class Actions,” was published in the February edition of the ABA Antitrust Section’s Perspectives In Antitrust newsletter, published by the section’s Civil Practice and Procedure Committee.

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Ian Marsh speaks with Environmental Law students on lobbying in the energy sector

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LGN’s Ian Marsh spoke with students at the University of Minnesota Law School’s Advanced Environmental Law Seminar on February 13 on lobbying in the energy sector.

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LGN’s Ian Marsh spoke with students at the University of Minnesota Law School’s Advanced Environmental Law Seminar on February 13 on lobbying in the energy sector.

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Rob Shelquist, Craig Davis, and Rebecca Peterson recognized as Attorneys of the Year

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Congratulations to LGN attorneys Rob Shelquist, Craig Davis, and Rebecca Peterson on being named Attorneys of the Year by Minnesota Lawyer.

Each year, the publication recognizes the top achievements in the Minnesota legal profession. Recipients are chosen based on their leadership, involvement in major cases or other newsworthy events, excellence in corporate or transactional services, and public service.

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Congratulations to LGN attorneys Rob Shelquist, Craig Davis, and Rebecca Peterson on being named Attorneys of the Year by Minnesota Lawyer.

Each year, the publication recognizes the top achievements in the Minnesota legal profession. Recipients are chosen based on their leadership, involvement in major cases or other newsworthy events, excellence in corporate or transactional services, and public service.

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Congratulations to LGN’s Eric C. Tostrud, who was nominated Monday for an opening on the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

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We are especially proud of Eric because of his long association with our firm. Eric joined LGN as a law clerk in 1989. After graduating from William Mitchell College of Law, summa cum laude, in 1990, he served clerkships for the Honorable Edward J. Devitt, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, and for the Honorable George E. MacKinnon, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He then returned to LGN as an associate from 1992 to 1997 and as a partner until 2014. He has continued with LGN in an Of Counsel role while serving on the full-time faculty at Mitchell Hamline School of Law, where he teaches in the areas of federal jurisdiction and federal court procedure, as the Distinguished Practitioner in Residence.

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We are especially proud of Eric because of his long association with our firm. Eric joined LGN as a law clerk in 1989. After graduating from William Mitchell College of Law, summa cum laude, in 1990, he served clerkships for the Honorable Edward J. Devitt, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, and for the Honorable George E. MacKinnon, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He then returned to LGN as an associate from 1992 to 1997 and as a partner until 2014. He has continued with LGN in an Of Counsel role while serving on the full-time faculty at Mitchell Hamline School of Law, where he teaches in the areas of federal jurisdiction and federal court procedure, as the Distinguished Practitioner in Residence.

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